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Judge Denies Georgia Campus Carry Injunction

A judge in Fulton County has denied an injunction to stop the Georgia campus carry law on the grounds of the state’s institutions of higher learning.

Six professors filed the injunction to stop the law, which took effect on July 1, 2017. The professors claimed that the Board of Regents at each school should determine campus carry, and not the state government. The plaintiffs also claimed the law was unconstitutional and dangerous.

Judge Adams wrote “because the State has not waived sovereign immunity, and, to the extent Plaintiffs claims could be sustained against Defendants in their individual capacities, official immunity would bar such claims.”

Gov. Nathan Deal and Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr were defendants in the case. According the Atlanta Journal Constitution, the plaintiffs are considering their options, including an appeal.

Georgia Campus Carry Law

On March 4, 2017, Gov. Deal signed Georgia House Bill 280, commonly referred to as Georgia campus carry into law. The law allows anyone with a Weapons Carry License to carry a concealed firearm on public colleges in the state.